CATH Domain 4j1kA01

CATH Classification

Level	CATH Code	Description
	2	Mainly Beta
	2.40	Beta Barrel
	2.40.70	Cathepsin D, subunit A; domain 1
	2.40.70.10	Acid Proteases

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily	Acid Proteases
Functional Family	Beta-secretase 1

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.46

Memapsin 2.

based on mapping to UniProt P56817

Broad endopeptidase specificity. Cleaves Glu-Val-Asn-Leu-|-Asp-Ala-Glu- Phe in the Swedish variant of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein.

-!- Suggested to be the major 'beta-secretase' responsible for the cleavage of the beta-amyloid precursor protein to form the amyloidogenic beta-peptide that is implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P56817

BACE1_HUMAN

Homo sapiens

Beta-secretase 1

PDB Structure

PDB	4J1K
External Links	PDBSum Proteopedia
Method	X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation	beta-Secretase (BACE1) Inhibitors with High In Vivo Efficacy Suitable for Clinical Evaluation in Alzheimer s Disease Hilpert, H., Guba, W., Woltering, T.J., Wostl, W., Pinard, E., Mauser, H., Mayweg, A.V., Rogers-Evans, M., Humm, R., Krummenacher, D., Muser, T., Schnider, C., Jacobsen, H., Ozmen, L., Bergadano, A., Banner, D.W., Hochstrasser, R., Kuglstatter, A., David-Pierson, P., Fischer, H., Polara, A., Narquizian, R. J.Med.Chem.